1
as in to come
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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2
as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination
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as in comer
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Recent Examples of arrive
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Faulkner now arrives ready to deliver offensive fireworks to the Swamp.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Ernesto Ruscio / Getty ImagesBritish actress Elizabeth Hurley and her son Damian arrive at the service.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The Ivens has arrived in the heart of the Chiado neighborhood to confirm this success, with a seal of approval from Marriott.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Faulkner now arrives ready to deliver offensive fireworks to the Swamp.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
How much longer will this cold air linger and when does our next arctic cold front arrive?
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Ernesto Ruscio / Getty ImagesBritish actress Elizabeth Hurley and her son Damian arrive at the service.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Any future erosion would have to come overwhelmingly from one of two places.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Darnold’s late-career breakout looked familiar to Ryan’s, who started well as a young quarterback but also suffered a performance lull before succeeding later in his career.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.—
Robert Lloyd,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their concern centers on two tiny Chicago railroads that have hauled freight across town for all comers since the 1890s.—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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This is a year where there are several front-runners but also comers — and many titles with crossover potential.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In one email sent to Epstein in 2010, a person whose name is redacted included a photo appearing to show Sweden’s Princess Sofia, then-Sofia Kristina Hellqvist, on a trip to Africa.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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These Olympics appear to be the most disconnected ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sunlight The string of hearts plant thrives in medium to bright indirect light, says Amanda Rodriguez, plant expert and the marketing and graphic design lead at the Plant Stand.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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At a moment when young American men face unprecedented challenges, fraternities offer exactly the structured community many need to thrive.—
Anthony V. Mack,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The concern is that the AI native upstarts, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, will increasingly disintermediate the relationship those big SaaS providers have with their customers and will obviate the need for these customers to upgrade to the AI agent offerings the SaaS giants themselves are offering.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Around 2015, upstarts like Chobani or BodyArmor began stealing market share from legacy brands.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Scam centers proliferating as criminal gangs flout laws In Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, a failure to consistently enforce laws against human trafficking, labor abuses and criminal activities have allowed cyber-scam centers to flourish despite occasional crackdowns, the report noted.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Learning to harness the power of flame is arguably our most monumental technological breakthrough as a species—one that allowed Homo sapiens to flourish across the planet.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trouble begins brewing with the arrival of their nouveau riche neighbors, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), and his ward, Isabella (Alison Oliver).—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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With the farm suddenly unsustainable, there’s nothing for it but to pack up and seek work in Pristina, where Hatixhe’s sister Lina (Fiona Gllavica) lives a comfortable nouveau riche life in a large, gleaming new-build home courtesy of her entrepreneur husband Alban (Alban Ukaj).—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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